Finance Administrator

6 days ago


Cape Town, South Africa LRI Invest S.A. Full time

**Summary of the position**

The successful applicant will be expected to be directly responsible for all the internal bookkeeping and accounting of certain selected offices/entities/services in South Africa. The Accounts Administrator will report directly to the Controller - Financial Accounting. The position involves the cashbook administration of all offices serviced from South Africa. In addition the individual may also be required to assist with certain accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, deal with intercompany transaction processing as well as journal processing beyond cashbook.

The incumbent would be expected to take control of the day to day duties in ensuring the various entity finance records are up to date, accurate and delivery of their duties is in line with Group requirements. The role thus requires a direct interface with the other finance areas as well as business operations.

**Outline of main duties and responsibilities**

The Position will be expected to:
Bookkeeping:

- Responsible for the completion of primary bookkeeping functions, e.g. preparation and posting of cash book, journals, accounts receivable and accounts payable sub-ledgers etc;
- Responsible for the inter-company billing, invoice receipting and reconciliation of intercompany balances;
- Control and analysis of expenses and processing in the accounting system.

Management Accounts:

- Assisting Senior Financial Accountants with preparation of monthly general ledger reconciliations, including debtors, creditors, bank, VAT and inter-company accounts;
- Completion of VAT and other statutory returns;
- Maintaining the Fixed Asset register and standard recharge models;
- First level review of allocations and processes in recorded accounting entries;
- Preparation of standard monthly journal entries, including depreciation, accrual/prepayments, bad debt provision etc.
- Preparation of information for Management Accounting pack required by the group;
- Preparation of standard reports for Group Reporting;
- Assisting the Senior Financial Accountants and Financial Controllers with any ad hoc tasks that may be required.

**Skills and experience required**
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting or Bookkeeping and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience;
- Excellent accounting and bookkeeping skills;
- Experience in all aspects of multi-currency, multi-company, and multi-jurisdictional accounting will be advantageous.

Knowledge of Accounting principles:

- Windows based accounting packages, including multi-currency;
General Skills:

- The ability to communicate effectively with staff on all levels;
- The ability to prioritize and plan a challenging workload and to meet tight reporting deadlines;
- A systematic work method and attention to detail;
- The ability to work as a member of a team;
- The ability to think independently and have a hands-on mentality;
- Communication and Language Skills;
- Fluent English.

**Reporting structure**

The **Accounts Administrator** will report to the **Controller - Financial Accounting** based in the Cape Town office.



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